Snorting Cocaine

[donatello]

you run a small tube taped to actors arm ( hide from camera) .. run it into side of rolled up bill$$ ..you then rig other end to a vacuum cleaner ( type that has hose).. it then sucks up anything you have = sugar , flour , coke etc

 

[JoeNash]

i believe in some movies they use vitamin b (its commonly cut w. coke), and its a vitamin so its got to be good, right?

 

[kimko]

whoa no not vit. b, but inositol(sp) yech. powdered sugar doesn't clump up in the nose and it's sweet going down

 

[kingofcomedy86]

Really guys, you dont have to snort anything at all. In fact i would reccommend NOT making your actors snort anything. There are several ways to get around it, and I know I would feel uncomfortable if an independent director i didn't know well made me snort something. Look at my previous post. That IS how they do it...even on big budget sets. I learned that method from a professional Special Effects guy that did effects for movies like Starwars and House of Wax (the remake and original). He's been around for a while.

 

[mehnkle]

Jeez guys...you dont have to snort anything. Here's how the pro's do it. You take a straw...fill it with the powder...whatever kind of powder you want....set it on the table with some powder already sprinkled on the table a little bit...then you film the actor laying the powder out on the table in a line with the straw up to his nose and then you reverse it in post. Bada bing bada boom...it looks like he's snorting the stuff.

Sounds like this would be a pretty safe option, though it has me wondering how real it looks? Do you have any examples you can post?

 

[Angrius]

Two words. Method Acting.

I totally agree with Stedicamsteel. Chances are your actors are coke heads anyways. Why not put a line in the budget for "medicinal supplies" and buy them a few grams? They'll thank you for it later when they have pulled off the performance of their life, and your audience will be impressed with your realistic work.